Wildcats Top Leaderboard of Dick McGuire Invitational After Day One

9/25/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf

Sept. 25, 2011

Event: 32^nd Annual Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational
Location: UNM Championship Course, Albuquerque, N.M.
Course Info: 6,187 yards, Par 73
Result: Northwestern in 1^st (2-over 586) after first two rounds
Next Up: Third and final round begins at 9 a.m. tomorrow
Complete Results: Golfstat.com

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Northwestern got out to a strong start at the 32^nd annual Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational and is currently in first place out of 18 teams. The Wildcats sit at 2-over 586 after two rounds and lead second place Denver by two strokes (588). Individually, three Wildcats are currently in the top-20.

Northwestern began the day shooting a 2-under 290 and finished the day with a 4-over 296 in the second round. Sophomore Devon Brown (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Cathedral Catholic) leads the Wildcats as she sits in fourth place with a 2-under 144. Brown had five birdies in the first round to finish with a 3-under 70. In the second round, Brown double-bogeyed on the seventh hole but bounced back with two birdies to finish with a 1-over 74.

Junior Lauren Weaver (Scottsdale, Ariz./Cactus Shadows) is one stroke behind Brown with a 1-under 145. Weaver registered four birdies in the first round for a 2-under 71 and played at par until a bogey in the third hole of round two to finish with a 1-over 74 in the second.

Senior Alex Lederhausen (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) shot a 1-over 147 and is in a tie for 12^th after two rounds. Lederhausen had back-to-back bogeys on the 13^th and 14^th holes and had another on the fourth hole, but birdied the first and third to finish at 1-over 74 in the first round. In the second, she registered four birdies, three bogeys and one double-bogey to finish at even par.

Freshman Brittany Mai (Poway, Calif./Poway) is tied for 24^th with a 4-over 150. She finished with a 2-over 75 in both rounds and had three birdies combined. Freshman Hana Lee (Hacienda Heights, Calif./Wilson) struggled in the first round with a double-bogey, bogey and double-bogey on holes 14-16 but bounced back with a birdie on the 17^th. She finished with a 5-over 78 in the first round, improved to a 3-over 76 in the second round and is tied for 58^th after the first day (8-over 154).

Northwestern looks to stay atop the leaderboard as it closes out the third and final round of the Dick McGuire Invitational tomorrow at 9 a.m.

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